Racing 20 - 27 Castres

Full time

25 Jan 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 15

Paris La Defense Arena

Castres Olympique secured a 27-20 victory against Racing 92 in a closely contested match at the Paris La Defense Arena. Louis Le Brun's early penalty set the tone, followed by tries from Papali'i and Cocagi, giving Castres a strong lead. Racing responded with penalties from Tedder but struggled to regain momentum. A yellow card for Palis briefly hampered Castres, but they maintained the pressure, with a late first-half try from Baget. In the second half, Santiago Arata extended Castres' lead before Racing's Chavancy and Joseph crossed for tries. Despite a spirited effort from Racing, they couldn't close the gap as Castres held on for a crucial away win. The match showcased the resilience and tactical discipline of Castres, particularly in adverse weather conditions.

Weather

Temperature: 8.5°C (Feels like 7.5°C) Condition: Drizzle Wind: 6.6 km/h, gusting to 14.7 km/h Humidity: 88% Cloud Cover: 99%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Penalty

Louis Le Brun · Castres

0 - 3
8'

Try

Abraham Papali'i · Castres

0 - 8
13'

Try

Adrea Cocagi · Castres

0 - 13
14'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

0 - 15
22'

Yellow Card

Geoffrey Palis · Castres
23'

Penalty

Tristan Tedder · Racing

3 - 15
25'

Substitution

Romain Taofifenua on for Boris Palu · Racing
29'

Substitution

Boris Palu on for Romain Taofifenua · Racing
32'

Yellow Card Complete

Geoffrey Palis · Castres
34'

Penalty

Tristan Tedder · Racing

6 - 15
38'

Try

Remy Baget · Castres

6 - 20
39'

Conversion

Louis Le Brun · Castres

6 - 22
Halftime 6 - 22
Second Half
41'

Try

Santiago Arata · Castres

6 - 27
42'

Substitution

Jordan Joseph on for Hacjivah Dayimani · Racing
42'

Substitution

Fabien Sanconnie on for Maxime Baudonne · Racing
42'

Substitution

Romain Taofifenua on for Boris Palu · Racing
42'

Substitution

Lee-Marvin Mazibuko on for Janick Tarrit · Racing
42'

Substitution

Diego Escobar on for Santiago Arata · Racing
42'

Substitution

Jeremy Fernandez on for Guram Gogichashvili · Racing
42'

Substitution

Hassane Kolingar on for Clovis Le Bail · Racing
45'

Substitution

Antoine Gibert on for Adrea Cocagi · Racing
48'

Substitution

Vilimoni Botitu on for Dan Lancaster · Castres
50'

Substitution

Henry Chavancy on for Leone Nakarawa · Racing
50'

Substitution

Florent Vanverberghe on for Abraham Papali'i · Castres
50'

Substitution

Gauthier Maravat on for Quentin Walcker · Castres
53'

Yellow Card

Louis Le Brun · Castres
53'

Substitution

Aurelien Azar on for Levan Chilachava · Castres
57'

Substitution

Loris Zarantonello on for Gaetan Barlot · Castres
58'

Try

Henry Chavancy · Racing

13 - 27
58'

Conversion

Tristan Tedder · Racing

8 - 27
63'

Yellow Card Complete

Louis Le Brun · Castres
66'

Substitution

Hacjivah Dayimani on for Ibrahim Diallo · Racing
76'

Try

Jordan Joseph · Racing

20 - 27
76'

Conversion

Tristan Tedder · Racing

15 - 27
Fulltime 20 - 27

Player ratings

Racing

15 Tristan Tedder 7.2
14 Max Spring 6.9
13 Josua Tuisova 7.7
12 Dan Lancaster 6.0
11 Vinaya Habosi 8.3
10 Owen Farrell 5.7
9 Clovis Le Bail 5.6
1 Guram Gogichashvili 6.4
2 Janick Tarrit 6.8
3 Thomas Laclayat 6.1
4 Cameron Woki 5.4
5 Boris Palu 6.1
6 Ibrahim Diallo 6.1
7 Maxime Baudonne 6.0
8 Hacjivah Dayimani 7.5
16 Diego Escobar 6.1
17 Hassane Kolingar 6.2
18 Fabien Sanconnie 6.1
19 Romain Taofifenua 6.0
20 Jordan Joseph 7.0
21 Antoine Gibert 5.9
22 Henry Chavancy 6.4
23 Lee-Marvin Mazibuko 5.9

Castres

15 Julien Dumora 6.7
14 Geoffrey Palis 6.1
13 Jack Goodhue 7.4
12 Adrea Cocagi 8.0
11 Remy Baget 7.5
10 Louis Le Brun 5.3
9 Santiago Arata 7.6
1 Quentin Walcker 5.9
2 Gaetan Barlot 6.8
3 Levan Chilachava 6.3
4 Guillaume Ducat 6.4
5 Leone Nakarawa 7.2
6 Mathieu Babillot 6.5
7 Tyler Ardron 6.2
8 Abraham Papali'i 7.7
16 Loris Zarantonello 6.6
17 Antoine Tichit –
18 Florent Vanverberghe 6.7
19 Gauthier Maravat 5.8
20 Jeremy Fernandez 5.7
21 Josaia Raisuqe –
22 Vilimoni Botitu 6.6
23 Aurelien Azar 6.3